Effect of Early Administration of TXA in Adult Hip Fractures

Summary

This is a prospective clinical study designed to assess blood loss in intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures undergoing operative fixation at a Level II trauma center. It is well established in the orthopedic literature that tranexamic acid (TXA) decreases blood loss and need for postoperative blood transfusion in hip fracture patients as well as total joint arthroplasty patients. A typical dosing pattern, and the dosing pattern employed at our institution, is 1 gram IV infused prior to incision followed by 1 gram IV infused at the time of wound closure.

Timeline

Start

2021-09-01

Primary completion

2022-07-01

Completion

2022-07-01

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.